Tigers Crack Top 10 in AP Poll

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Clemson is ranked 10th in AP, and 11th by USA Today. This is the fourth consecutive week Clemson has been the highest ranked ACC team in each poll. Prior to that you have to go back to the October 22, 2000 poll to find the last time Clemson was the top ranked team from the league. Clemson actually was the highest ranked team among ACC schools for three consecutive weeks in October of 2000.

Clemson’s #10 ranking this week is its highest of this season and the highest ranking for the program in the AP poll since the October 29, 2000 poll when Clemson was 10th by AP.

The win on September 16 over ninth-ranked Florida State was the second highest ranked team Clemson has defeated on the road in its history. The only win that is ranked higher is the 10-8 victory over eighth-ranked North Carolina in 1981.

Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 of both polls in eigth of the nine polls so far this year and for 12 of the last 13 over two years. Clemson was 21st in the final polls last year.

AP Poll

 1. Ohio State (63)  	8-0 1623 1 


 2. Michigan 		8-0 1533 2 


 3. USC 		6-0 1468 3 


 4. West Virginia (2)  	7-0 1458 4 


 5. Texas 		7-1 1355 5 


 6. Louisville 		7-0 1215 6 


 7. Auburn 		7-1 1182 8 


 8. Tennessee 		6-1 1178 7 


 9. Florida 		6-1 1146 9 


10. Clemson 		7-1 989 12 


11. Notre Dame 		6-1 988 10 


12. California 		7-1 964 11 


13. Arkansas 		6-1 843 15 


14. LSU 		6-2 799 14 


15. Boise State 	8-0 608 18 


16. Rutgers 		7-0 579 19 


17. Wisconsin 		7-1 560 21 


18. Boston College 	6-1 526 22 


19. Oklahoma 		5-2 497 20 


20. Nebraska 		6-2 373 17 


21. Georgia Tech 	5-2 303 13 


22. Texas A&M 		7-1 288 23 


23. Missouri 		7-1 240 24 


24. Wake Forest 	6-1 164 25 


25. Oregon 		5-2 132 16 

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Georgia 48, Tulsa 15, Brigham Young 12, Virginia Tech 10, Miami (FL) 7,

USA Today Poll

1. Ohio State (63) 	8-0 1,575 1 


2. Southern California  6-0 1,469 2 


3. Michigan 		8-0 1,454 3 


4. West Virginia 	7-0 1,394 4 


5. Texas 		7-1 1,308 5 


6. Louisville 		7-0 1,205 6 


7. Auburn 		7-1 1,178 7 


8. Florida 		6-1 1,051 10 


9. Tennessee 		6-1 1,046 9 


10. Notre Dame 		6-1 1,019 8 


11. Clemson  		7-1 962 12 


12. California 		7-1 923 11 


13. LSU 		6-2 720 14 


14. Arkansas 		6-1 700 18 


15. Boise State 	8-0 667 17 


16. Rutgers  		7-0 557 19 


17. Boston College 	6-1 530 21 


18. Wisconsin 		7-1 525 22 


19. Oklahoma 		5-2 450 20 


20. Nebraska 		6-2 328 16 


21. Georgia Tech 	5-2 264 13 


22. Texas A&M 		7-1 263 25 


23. Missouri 		7-1 229 NR 


24. Oregon 		5-2 228 15 


25. Georgia 		6-2 163 24 

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